“I can understand why people would be confused about what is going on in the Labor Party at the moment because they opposed our tax cuts, and then again when they realised we had the support in the Senate they quickly rushed to support it.

“Labor has again said that they don’t support these changes that we’re proposing… but when they realise that we’ve got the support of the independents they quickly cross to our side of the floor because they don’t want the optics of voting against it.

“It’s a bizarre tactic.

“I don’t know what’s going on in Mr Albanese’s mind.

“It’s like they went to the election and didn’t listen to a word that people had to say.”

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Mr Dutton says although he’d like to keep anyone suspected of engaging in terrorist activity out of Australia, it’s not constitutionally possible.

“I’d like to exclude them permanently, but the fact is we’ve got a constitution and laws which mean as Australian citizens they have the right to return.

“The idea of the bill is to keep people from our shores for a period of time so that we can manage their return. All of it’s designed to keep Australians safe. We don’t want people coming back here committing terrorist offences.”